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1 Where this climb is: Territoire-de-BelfortBourgogne – Franche-Comté, France

Le Ballon d'Alsace

Southern ascent from Giromagny
GPX Profile
Length
16.4 km
Height gain
697 m
Average
4.2%
Steepest km
6.5%
Summit altitude
1174 m
Difficulty
106
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Elevation profile

477 m → 1174 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Le Ballon d'Alsace from Giromagny
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 6.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.4 km
4–6%
9.0 km
6–8%
2.0 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.8–8.8
6.8%
2 km · km 7.8–9.8
6.4%
5 km · km 5.4–10.4
5.8%

Time to the top

0h 55 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 494 m 1.7%
2 501 m 0.7%
3 521 m 2.0%
4 536 m 1.5%
5 574 m 3.9%
6 630 m 5.6%
7 682 m 5.3%
8 733 m 5.0%
9 797 m 6.5%
10 858 m 6.1%

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About Le Ballon d'Alsace

How long and how steep?
From Giromagny, Le Ballon d'Alsace is 16.4 km long and climbs 697 m at an average of 4.2%, to a summit at 1,174 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 6.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 56 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 44 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 106.
Where is it?
It's in Territoire-de-Belfort, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France.

How hard is 106?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

La Loge des Gardes, Laprugne 106
Gracen, Bradashesh 106
Le Ballon d'Alsace, Giromagny 106
Col de Porte, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 106
Villaux, La Riera 106

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